LAB TECH III

McCormick & Company•Lakewood Township, NJ

1d•$23 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

McCormick & Company, Inc., a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, is seeking a full-time Lab Tech III. This new hire will work in Brand Aromatics, located in Lakewood, NJ. The Lab Tech will report to a Quality Manager. McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor with approximately 14,000 employees worldwide. With over $6 billion in annual sales across 160 countries and territories, we manufacture, market, and distribute spices, seasoning mixes, condiments, and other flavorful products to the entire food industry including e-commerce, retail,food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, and Gourmet Garden. Every day, no matter where or what you eat or drink, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. Our Purpose is "To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor and our Vision is "A World United by Flavor—where healthy, sustainable and delicious go hand in hand." As a company recognized for its exceptional commitment to employees, McCormick offers a wide variety of benefits, programs, and services. Benefits include, but are not limited to, tuition assistance, medical, dental, vision, disability, group life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid holidays, and vacations. POSITION OVERVIEW: Audit raw / packaging materials upon receipt to ensure compliance to specifications and maintain retained samples as appropriate. Test raw and packaging materials for key attributes such as color, texture, flavor, appearance, and others as applicable. Record test results and information on standardized forms and/or ERP system. Performs appropriate corrective actions for all out of specification results. Perform key ERP transactions for inventory such as releasing, rejecting, and holding. Help to maintain files and documentation for specifications, and Certificates of Analysis. Identify new or updated materials to ensure proper Cancel/Supersedes and FTOs. Control non-conforming products through QNs, including segregation of product, sampling of materials, and communication within Quality and other departments from initial notification to disposition to corrective action. Set up, calibrate, operate, and maintain laboratory equipment, such as refractometer, automatic titrator, pH meter, scale, CEM, color-charts, and other equipment. Use SPC to identify trends, out of control conditions, and non-conformance to specification. Provides and works with the appropriate personnel to correct processes. Test finished and in-process products and environmental samples for required attributes, such as pH, salt, density, moisture, particulate, brix, temperature, color, texture, flavor, appearance, and others as appropriate. Audit production line for key quality attributes such as code dates, fill weights, foreign material detection, and package integrity. Sample finished product, in-process product, and materials for retains, microbiological tests, product development requests, corporate requests, and customer requests. Package and ship samples as necessary. Inspect product equipment and perform microbiological swabbing to measure cleaning effectiveness. Follow detailed procedures and complete paperwork accurately to ensure safe, consistent, and quality product. Clean and maintain all laboratory and Quality areas. Actively promote safety and identify unsafe actions and conditions using a principle-based safety approach. Actively participate in continuous improvement activities. This position is responsible for identifying and reporting all food safety and quality issues. Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general technical procedures, statistical data, and instructions, required.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of leaders, co-workers, and suppliers, required.
Must be able to work with basic algebra and understand and apply basic SPC principles, required.
Must be able to solve practical problems by collecting data, establishing facts, drawing valid conclusions, and dealing with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists, required.
Ability to use SAP, X3 and other software as required. MS Office experience required.
Ability to distinguish levels of color, flavor, and aroma to ensure conformance to specification.
Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Experience following detailed procedures and completing accurate paperwork required.
Flexibility to support / train on all three shifts required.
Experience adhering to and following company, plant, regulatory, and customer standards required.

Nice To Haves

Minimum one year quality control or lab experience or equivalent with an understanding of raw materials, packaging materials, and microbiological testing preferred.
One year microbiological testing experience or college level microbiology course preferred.
Minimum one year of college level science courses preferred.

Responsibilities

Audit raw / packaging materials upon receipt to ensure compliance to specifications and maintain retained samples as appropriate.
Test raw and packaging materials for key attributes such as color, texture, flavor, appearance, and others as applicable.
Record test results and information on standardized forms and/or ERP system. Performs appropriate corrective actions for all out of specification results.
Perform key ERP transactions for inventory such as releasing, rejecting, and holding.
Help to maintain files and documentation for specifications, and Certificates of Analysis. Identify new or updated materials to ensure proper Cancel/Supersedes and FTOs.
Control non-conforming products through QNs, including segregation of product, sampling of materials, and communication within Quality and other departments from initial notification to disposition to corrective action.
Set up, calibrate, operate, and maintain laboratory equipment, such as refractometer, automatic titrator, pH meter, scale, CEM, color-charts, and other equipment.
Use SPC to identify trends, out of control conditions, and non-conformance to specification. Provides and works with the appropriate personnel to correct processes.
Test finished and in-process products and environmental samples for required attributes, such as pH, salt, density, moisture, particulate, brix, temperature, color, texture, flavor, appearance, and others as appropriate.
Audit production line for key quality attributes such as code dates, fill weights, foreign material detection, and package integrity.
Sample finished product, in-process product, and materials for retains, microbiological tests, product development requests, corporate requests, and customer requests. Package and ship samples as necessary.
Inspect product equipment and perform microbiological swabbing to measure cleaning effectiveness.
Follow detailed procedures and complete paperwork accurately to ensure safe, consistent, and quality product.
Clean and maintain all laboratory and Quality areas.
Actively promote safety and identify unsafe actions and conditions using a principle-based safety approach.
Actively participate in continuous improvement activities.
This position is responsible for identifying and reporting all food safety and quality issues.
Perform other duties as required.